Author Instructions

Robert E. Roth (Assistant Editor), University of Wisconsin-Madison | reroth@wisc.edu

Cartographic Perspectives (CP) publishes original articles demonstrating creative
and rigorous research in cartography and geographic visualization under open
source licensing. Papers undergo double-blind peer review; those accepted for
publication must meet the highest standards of scholarship, address important
research problems and issues, and appeal to a diverse audience.

Articles should be submitted online, in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF
file format. Each manuscript is reviewed by the editor, one or more members
of the editorial board, and at least one external reviewer. By uploading to the
CP website, authors agree to not submit the manuscript elsewhere until the CP editor has reached a decision. Any submitted manuscript must not duplicate
substantial portions of previously published material.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Peer-reviewed content should be submitted to the Editor
via the CP website at cartographicperspectives.org. Section-specific
content should be submitted to the appropriate
Section Editor. A contact list can be found on page 2.

OPINION/RESPONSE PIECES

CP welcomes topical
responses to previously-published articles. The length of such
pieces may vary; however, we suggest 2,000 words or less as
an informal guide.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Maps, graphs, and photos should convey
ideas efficiently and tastefully. Graphics should be legible,
clean, and clearly referenced by call-outs in the text. Sound
principles of design should be employed in the construction
of graphic materials, and the results should be visually
interesting and attractive.

All graphics must be in digital form, either digitally
generated or scanned. Preferred formats are .tif, .ai, .eps, .jpg,
or press-ready .pdf.

Maximum width is 17.5 cm (7.0 inches). Common
intermediate sizes are 11.25 cm (4.5 inches) and 6.25 cm
(2.5 inches). The editor reserves the right to make minor size
adjustments.

Black and white monochrome images should be submitted
as bitmap (1-bit) mode. The suggested minimum resolution for this type of image is between 900 and 1200
dpi.

Black and white halftone images and combination
halftones should be submitted in grayscale format. The
suggested minimum resolution for this type of image is
600 dpi.

Color halftone images should be submitted in CMYK
color mode. The suggested minimum resolution for this
type of image is 300 dpi at size.

Files should be free of color functions, including Postscript
color management, transfer curves, halftone screen
assignments, and black generation functions. Files should
not include references to ICC profiles or be in a color
space other than monochrome, CMYK, or grayscale.

Digital art files should be cropped to remove non-printing
borders (such as unnecessary white space around an
image).

Art should be created or scaled to the size intended for
print, or larger.

Image orientation should be the same as intended for
print.

For vector .eps files, fonts should be embedded or
converted to outlines.

Type sizes below 6 point should be avoided.

A fine neatline defining the graphic field is recommended
as a visual boundary separating text and graphic. The
neatline should be at least .5 point.

Press-ready Acrobat .pdf files should be submitted, without
compression, in CMYK format with no subsetting of
fonts. All fonts should be embedded. Document security
should be disabled. If you require assistance creating .pdf
files of your artwork, contact the assistant editor.

Captions should not be part of the graphic and will be
added by the assistant editor. Please supply captions within
the text of the article.

PERMISSIONS

If a manuscript incorporates a substantial
amount of previously published material, the author is
obliged to obtain written permission from the holder of
the copyright and to bear all costs for the right to use
copyrighted materials.

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

TITLE PAGE

The title serves as the author’s invitation to a
diverse audience. It should be chosen wisely. The title section
should include the full name(s) of the author(s) and academic
or other professional affiliation(s).

ABSTRACT

An abstract of 250 words or less should
summarize the purpose, methods, and major findings of the
paper.

KEYWORDS

Five to ten keywords should be listed at the
end of the abstract.

REFERENCES

References should be cited parenthetically
in the text, following the author-date system as described
in The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed. (http://www.
chicagomanualofstyle.org). When a direct quote, include the
page number. Examples: (Doe 2001) and (Doe 2001, 38).

Books: Invert first named author’s name (last name, first
initial, and middle initial). Middle initials should be given
wherever known.

For books with multiple authors, authors’ names are listed in
the order in which they appear on the title page, with the last
author’s name preceded by a comma and and. (Note: With
more than ten authors, invert first author’s name and follow
it with a comma and the words et al. without italics in the
reference list.)

Name of author(s). Year. Title in Italics. City of Publication:
Publisher Name.

Articles in Periodicals: Author’s or authors’ names as in
Books, above. Year. “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical,
volume number, page numbers [follow punctuation and
spacing shown in the following example].

Articles in edited volumes: Author’s or authors’ names as in
Books, above. Year. “Title of Article. Title of Edited Volume in
Italics, edited by [Editor’s or Editors’ names, not inverted],
page numbers. City of Publication: Publisher’s Name.

Bassett, T. J. 1998. “Indigenous Mapmaking in
Intertropical Africa.” The History of Cartography.
Vol. 2, Book 3: Cartography in the Traditional
African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific
Societies, edited by David Woodward and G.
Malcolm Lewis, [page #]. Chicago and London:
University of Chicago Press.

Websites: Websites may be generally referenced in running
text (“On its website, the Evanston Public Library Board
of Trustees states . . .”) rather than with a URL listing. For
more formal citations, use the following format: Author’s or
authors’ names as in Books, above. Year. “Title of Document”
in quotation marks. Title of Complete Work (if relevant) in
italics. Access date. URL.

Maps: Maps should be treated similarly to books, to the
extent possible. Specific treatment may vary, however, and it
is often preferable to list the map title first. Provide sufficient
information to clearly identify the document.

A Plan of the City of New York and its Environs. P.
Andrews, sold by A. Dury in Dukes Court, St.
Martins Lane, surveyed by John Montressor, 1775.

E-mail correspondence: E-mail messages may be cited
in running text (“In an e-mail message to the author on
October 31, 2005, John Doe revealed . . .”) instead of in a note or an in-text citation, and they are rarely listed in a
bibliography or reference list.

REFERENCE LIST

The list of references should begin
in a separate section, immediately after the text and
Notes. Entitle the section “References” and list all
references alphabetically by the author’s last name, then
chronologically. Provide full, unabbreviated titles of
books and periodicals.

NOTES

Notes should be used sparingly, i.e., only when
substantive enough to amplify arguments in the text. They
should be addressed to a single point in the manuscript.
Notes should be numbered sequentially in the text and will
appear under the heading “Notes” at the end of the text.

UNITS OF MEASURE

Cartographic Perspectives uses the
International System of Units (metric). Other units should
be noted in parentheses.

EQUATIONS

Equations should be numbered sequentially
and parenthetically on the right-hand edge of the text.
If special type styles are required, instructions should be
provided in the margin adjoining the first case of usage.
Authors should carefully distinguish between capital and
lower-case letters, Latin and Greek characters, and letters
and numerals.

TABLES

Tables should be discussed in the text and denoted
by call-outs therein, but the meaning of a table should be
clear without reading the text. Each table should have a
descriptive title as well as informational column headings.
Titles should accent the relationships or patterns presented
in the table.